More than a campaign - The 9.0 Story

Project 9.0 is a youth-led campaign working to end child homelessness in London by 2035, while improving support for children and young people experiencing homelessness right now.

Every night, thousands of children across London go to sleep in temporary accommodation, overcrowded housing, unsafe environments, or unstable living situations. Many are moved away from schools, separated from support networks, or living in spaces that were never designed for children to grow up in.

Too often, young people experiencing homelessness are invisible within conversations about housing. Project 9.0 exists to change that. We believe children and young people are not just affected by homelessness, they experience it directly. Their voices, experiences, and ideas should help shape the solutions too.

The Reality Behind The Numbers

  • 102,000+

    Children in temporary accommodation across London.

  • 5+ years

    Average waits for children in Lewisham’s temporary accommodation system

  • £5.5m

    Spent a day on temporary accommodation across London

  • Over 7,000

    Children homeless in the London Borough of Newham alone, around 1 in 9 schoolchildren

  • 1 in 21

    Children in London are affected by a form of housing insecurity.

  • 74

    Children have died due to poor standards in temporary accommodation